Primare SPA23 av integrated amp - Manual (Page 6)

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• Press the O button on the front panel or the
MUTE button on the remote control.
To restore the sound to its original volume
• Press the O or MUTE button again.
The sound is also restored to its original volume if
you increase the volume.
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You can independently change the balance, center
level, surround level, surround back level, and
subwoofer level to alter the balance of sound in
your surround system.
Changing the balance alters the level of both
the left and right main loudspeakers to shift
the position of the stereo image, keeping the
overall level of the sound the same. The other
adjustments change the level of the corresponding
speaker(s) without affecting the remaining
speakers in the surround system.
To change a level
• Press the _ button on the front panel, or
the BAL/ST button on the remote control,
until the display shows the level you want to
change.
The first step allows you to change the balance of
the main speakers:
0.0dB L=R 0.0dB
Subsequent steps allow you to change the levels
of the surround speakers:
CENTER 0.0dB
SUBWOOFER 0.0dB
SURROUND 0.0dB
SURR BACK 0.0dB
• Use the VOLUME control on the front
panel, or the A and V buttons on the remote
control, to adjust the value.
Each setting can be changed from -10.0dB to
+10.0dB.
After a short delay the display will revert to the
normal display.
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You can change the AV Delay (lipsync) from the
front panel to compensate for processing delay in
some video displays. Choose the setting that gives
correct lipsync.
To change the lipsync
• Press the _ button on the front panel, or
the ST/BAL button on the remote control,
until the display shows the current AV Delay:
AV DELAY 0ms
• Use the VOLUME control on the front
panel, or the A and V buttons on the remote
control, to adjust the value.
The AV Delay can be changed from 0ms to
140ms. After a short delay the display will revert
to the normal display.
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The surround mode determines how the sound
is divided between the loudspeakers in your
surround system. Each source is associated with
a default surround mode, which will be used
when you select that source, but you can choose
a different surround mode for the source if you
prefer.
For example, the standard surround mode for
the DVB source is PLIIX Movie, since most TV
broadcasts are Pro Logic encoded, but if you
are watching a music concert you may prefer to
choose the Stereo or Bypass surround modes, as
these give a more natural sound when listening
to music.
To change the surround mode
• Press the AUDIO button on the remote
control to display the current surround mode.
• Press again to step between the available
surround modes.
The options available depend on the source you
are listening to.
Lossless sources
Blu-ray players provide three lossless audio
formats: Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio,
and Linear Pulse-Code Modulation (LPCM). These
formats will all convey eight discrete channels (7.1)
of lossless audio that exactly duplicate the original
studio masters:
Format Variants
Dolby Dolby Prologic IIx
Dolby Digital EX, Plus, TrueHD
DTS DTS-ES, DTS-NEO:6, DTS 96/24,
DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD
High Resolution Audio
PCM 2ch-PCM, Multi-PCM, LPCM
Multi-channel sources
For Dolby Digital or DTS sources only the
following option is available:
Option Description
AUTO Automatically detects an
incoming digital signal and
locks onto it.
The SPA23 automatically detects a Dolby Digital
or DTS input and displays Dolby Digital on the
front panel display.
If the Dolby Digital input only contains two
channels, or it is a PCM signal, the default surround
mode specified in the INPUT SETTINGS menu
is also displayed. For more information see
Input
setting, page 8.
Two-channel sources
If you are listening to a conventional two-channel
analog or digital source, such as a CD, the
following options are available:
Option Description
BYPASS
(analog sources
only) The inputs are fed directly to
the output, with no decoding
for the most faithful possible
reproduction of stereo or
multi-channel sources.
STEREO Conventional stereo, using
just the main left and right
loudspeakers.
PLIIX Dolby’s updated Pro Logic
decoder provides 7.1 channel
surround sound from any two
channel source, with stereo
surround back channels and
full frequency range.
PLIIX CINEMA A variant of PLIIX optimised
for movie soundtracks.
PLIIX MUSIC A variant of PLIIX optimised
for music sources.
PARTY The same signal to the front
left and right, surround left
and right, and surround back
left and right loudspeakers, if
connected and enabled.
DTS NEO:6
CINEMA Provides up to 6.1 channel
surround sound from
conventional stereo sources..
DTS NEO:6
MUSIC A version of DTS Neo:6 ideal
for stereo music sources.